Climate Change : The Shame of Australia - Victoria's Hazelwood

Victoria, Australia - home of the dirtiest power station in the industrialised world, Hazelwood Power Station. It's time we took responsibility for how we get our power and clean things up. Tell Premier Brumby and all the other state and federal politicians to Replace Hazelwood this election. http://www.replacehazelwood.org.au

40,000 people each day will now pass the first of many Replace Hazelwood billboards in Hoddle Street, Melbourne.

Hazelwood is Australias dirtiest power station. This election year, we are calling on the Victorian and Federal Governments to commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012. Can you help us make it happen?

Get involved@
http://www.replacehazelwood.org.au
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Replace-Hazelwood/109559042...
http://twitter.com/replacehzlwood

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THE TROUBLE WITH HAZELWOOD
Welcome to Victoria home of Australias dirtiest power station. Its Hazelwood Power Station and its located in the Latrobe Valley right here in Victoria. It has the distinction of being not just the dirtiest power station in the country, but one of the worst in the industrialised world.
Now thats a distinction we dont need.

DID YOU KNOW:
· Hazelwood pumps out over 16 million tonnes of greenhouse pollution each year. Thats almost 15 percent of Victorias greenhouse gas emissions and 3 percent of Australias greenhouse gas emissions, all on its own.
· It uses a whopping 27 billion litres of water a year. Thats almost as much water as the whole of Melbourne uses in a month!
· It's the single largest emitter of dioxins in Australia.

Back when it was first commissioned in 1959, the workers who were building it arrived at work in FJ Holdens. But since then, weve seen some major technological breakthroughs.
We've put a man on the moon. Our computers have gone from the size of a room, to fitting in the palm of your hand. And we certainly dont drive FJ Holdens any more.
We've invented new technologies that can guarantee reliable power straight from the sun and the wind. Yet here in Victoria, were still relying on this decaying old power station for our energy.
Hazelwood was due to be shut down in 2005. Instead, the government decided to continue with this ancient technology. It's old, inefficient and way past its used-by-date.
We can Replace Hazelwood with clean, safe and reliable energy for the future, and we can do it within the next two years.

WHY NOW?
This year, we have a big opportunity to Replace Hazelwood and set Victoria and Australia on the path to a clean energy future.
With a state and federal election both timed for later this year, now is the time to make the call for all parties to commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012.
Following the Rudd Governments back flip on their commitment to act on climate change through an Emissions Trading Scheme, the State and Federal Governments desperately need to show Australians that they're prepared to tackle our climate challenge. Replacing Hazelwood is their big opportunity to show leadership, cut pollution, and deliver real climate action.
The owners of Hazelwood, International Power, can also see the writing on the wall. They've told the Federal Government in a submission that they would be willing to close early if paid to do so.
It's time to Replace Hazelwood.
2010 is an election year. That puts the average voter in a power position.
This election, lets make sure all parties commit to Replace Hazelwood with Clean Energy by 2012.

MAKE IT HAPPEN
http://www.replacehazelwood.org.au
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Replace-Hazelwood/109559042...
http://twitter.com/replacehzlwood

Clip: The Vagabond 2010
Much more youtube that informs as well as entertains at The Vagabond Library - http://www.vagmag.org

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• coal
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• hazelwood
• victoria

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